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title: "An 'H' element for HTML / Animating link underlines / CSS code smells"
publication: "Frontend Focus"
issue: 276
published_at: "2017-02-08"
canonical_url: "https://frontendfoc.us/issues/276"
---
An 'H' element for HTML / Animating link underlines / CSS code smells
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Frontend FocusIssue 276 — February 8, 2017[Should HTML Have An 'H' Element?](https://github.com/w3c/html/issues/774?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email)We have h1, h2, and h3, but not li1, li2, and li3, so could or should headings also be denoted without including a level in the element name? Some interesting discussion on the W3C’s HTML spec repo. W3C
[HTML APIs: What They Are And How To Design A Good One](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2017/02/designing-html-apis/?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email)_“In an HTML API, the definitions and protocols are in the HTML itself, and the tools look in HTML for the configuration.”_ Plenty of great insights from Lea here. Lea Verou
[Code Smells in CSS Revisited](https://csswizardry.com/2017/02/code-smells-in-css-revisited/?utm_source=frontendfocus&utm_medium=email)Reflecting on a popular article from 2012, Harry Roberts has some new candidates to add to his list of CSS 'code smells'. Harry Roberts
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